cornus, corni:
Feminine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
cornel-cherry-tree (Cornus mas); cornel wood; javelin (of cornel wood);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cornus | corni |
| Gen. | corni | cornorum |
| Dat. | corno | cornis |
| Acc. | cornum | cornos |
| Voc. | corne | corni |
| Abl. | corno | cornis |
Examples
Liber VII
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus (Lucan) from DE BELLO CIVILI SIVE PHARSALIA
"...215non temere inmissus campis: stetit ordine certoinfelix acies. cornus tibi cura sinistri,Lentule, cum prima, quae tum fuit..."Phaedra
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...arma: non erat gracili leuis armata ferro cornus aut longo latus mucrone cingens ensis aut crista procul galeae..."Domitianus
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...quarundam capita figentem, ut duobus ictibus quasi cornus efficeret. Nonnumquam in pueri procul in stantis praebentisque pro scopulo..."
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...placet expectare tenebras?' ille nihil contra, sed stridula cornus in hostem it referens mandata ducis, quam prouidus heros..."Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...Lampe, dabamus?' dum clamat, subit ore cauo Teumesia cornus, nec prohibent fauces; atque illi uoce repleta intercepta natat..."Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...telum contorsit in hostis procurrens; sonitum dat stridula cornus et auras certa secat. simul hoc, simul ingens clamor..."Aeneid IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...nothum Sarpedonis alti, coniecto sternit iaculo: volat Itala cornus aera per tenerum stomachoque infixa sub altum pectus abit..."Liber II
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Georgics
"...ulmi, at myrtus ualidis hastilibus et bona bello cornus; Ituraeos taxi torquentur in arcus. nec tiliae leues..."